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Clinical Trials/NCT02541747
NCT02541747
Completed
Phase 4

Assessments in Stress and Quality of Sleep/Life in Night-shift Nurses and Doctors

Taichung Veterans General Hospital1 site in 1 country77 target enrollmentJune 2014

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Sponsor
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Enrollment
77
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
brain-derived neurotrophic factor
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses and staff during night shift.

Detailed Description

Night shift increases physical and psychological pressure, and even affects their sleep quality. This study aims to evaluate the effects of aroma massage to sleep quality of the nurses during night shift after life-style modification and/or aroma massage. The investigators adopt a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in this study. The investigators expect aroma massage would improve the sleep quality during night shift.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2014
End Date
June 2015
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Shift-Work Nurses and Staff

Exclusion Criteria

  • Diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and psychological disorders

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

brain-derived neurotrophic factor

Time Frame: 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • circadian rhythm(4 weeks)
  • Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI)(4 weeks)
  • Metabolic syndrome (NCEP)(4 weeks)
  • Depression score ( Zung's Self-Reported Depression Scale)(4 weeks)
  • Anxiety score (Beck Anxiety Inventory)(4 weeks)
  • Heart rate variability(4 weeks)
  • VCAM-1(4 weeks)
  • Irisin(4 weeks)

Study Sites (1)

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